Inclusion

fact that human beings are meant to be different, we could all learn something from one another which is what inclusion is meant to do. Inclusion is defined by Webster’s dictionary as the act of including. Inclusion means placing students with disabilities in general education settings. Inclusion includes all disabilities in terms of the degree and severity. Marilyn Friend defines inclusion as a belief system that should be shared by every member of a school as a learning community-teachers,…

The Effects of Inclusion after Ostracism on Individuals’ Levels of Belonging, Control, Self-Esteem, and Meaningful Existence Ostracism, which is the act of being excluded and rejected in social settings, is a powerful aversive experience. There is a growing body of literature in this area that shows ostracism to produce a number of negative short- and long-term negative consequences toward an individual’s wellbeing. The temporal need-threat model by Williams (2001) specifically explained the…

The challenges that inclusion comes with are: the proper assessment of collaboration, attitude and willingness of the adults, and the resources available to the educators and students. The proper assessment of collaboration is a hard mission to fulfill. Due to the fact that joint participation focuses on teamwork, the task is already hard to incorporate. No matter what a leader says, some people aren’t motivated to do work and may never be. Not everyone grasps the concept of teamwork, it takes…

each other to help achieve IEP goals (Vakil, Welton, O’Conner, & Kline, 2008). As mentioned earlier, one of the best practices in the inclusive classroom is quality of the program. If an early childhood educator is concerned about the quality of inclusion in her classroom she may use the Quality of Inclusive…

many students with disabilities also hide their condition from others, similarly to avoid disclosing their label (Erevelles & Minear 2010, p. 136; Peters 2010, p. 595). In accordance to my belief, research has shown that teachers do not see the inclusion of disabled children into normal schooling as appropriate, and have been reported resisting this process (Allan 2010, p. 610). Notably, the degree to which a disabled person is seen as a non-effective worker is the degree to which they are…

The concept of inclusion must be valued highly and implemented in every educational institutions. In fact, the Minnesota Special Education Law states that “the school board in each district shall adopt a written plan to assure that the curriculum developed for use in district schools establishes and maintains an inclusive educational program”. An inclusive educational program is a curriculum that is developed and delivered so that students and staff gain an understanding and appreciation of…

practice that has resulted from policy changes such as the IEP, DEIS initiative, suggested guidelines for inclusion, teaching and learning strategies and assessment. It was also imperative to mention staff and teacher attitudes with regard to training and development and how this needs to be addressed to achieve better inclusion. A discussion of some of the main barriers or challenges to inclusion moved on to an examination of the feasibility or reality of achieving better inclusive education…

intensive research that has been conducted on what inclusive education is as well as the history of inclusive education and the benefits of inclusive education. In addition, the paper will also discuss how educators, students and parents feel about inclusion classrooms. It is important for all educators, parents and families to understand what inclusive education is and how it can benefit the children.…

In the article, Taking Sides: Parent Views on Inclusion for Their Children with Severe Disabilities, it talks about several parents who support, or are resistive, to inclusion in a classroom. The parents that did not agree with inclusion state that their children did and would not benefit from this classroom program. They stated that this program did not benefit them educationally or socially. The parents that were supportive of inclusion stating that the children would learn from the regular…

The teacher had not stopped the lesson for a moment. I remember feeling ashamed, almost embarrassed. I told my parents what I had experienced and it ended up being quite the fiasco. While this is the most vivid memories I have of experiences with inclusion, it is not the only negative…